Unit 1 Reading 主题阅读（同步课件）英语牛津上海版九年级上册

Reading Unit 1 Ancient Greece 1 Cartoon talk 1 2 Children who lived long ago were lucky, weren’t they, Lo? Why? They didn’t have to learn so much history! Where is Hi? What is Hi doing there? Does Hi think children who lived long ago were lucky? Why does he think so? From this cartoon, do you think that Hi likes learning history? Give your reasons. He is in the study. He is studying history. Yes, he does. Because he thinks that they didn’t have to learn so much history. No, I don’t think so. Because Hi thinks that he has to learn a lot about history. 1 2 What do you know about …? 1 2 3 Here are pictures of three famous historical places. Match them with the countries. A1 a Greece b Egypt c The UK 1 2 3 Pyramids Stonehenge Parthenon Temple b c a For more information For more information For more information Can you read these letters? A2 1 2 3 Α α Β β Γ γ Δ δ alpha beta gamma delta These are the first four letters of the Greek alphabet. 1 2 3 Greek influenced English a lot. A3 Where does the word ‘alphabet’ come from? α + β = alpha + beta = alphabet Some Greek words are used as roots or prefixes in English. Look up the following words in a dictionary and guess what the underlined part in each word means. polygon triangle microwave geography biology antivirus hexagon hydrogen telescope monologue photograph telephone many three small earth life against six water far one writing sound Before you read 1 2 3 4 Look at the picture on page 3. What will the passage probably be about? B1 The Trojan War These pictures show some of the events in the story on page 3. Use your imagination to arrange them in the correct order. B2 1 2 3 4 a b c d e f 1 2 3 4 Now read through the story on page 3 quickly to check if you have put the pictures in the correct order. B3 a b c d e f 4 1 6 3 2 5 Who was the man in the picture? B4 1 2 3 4 Homer (about 9th century – 8th century BC) ancient Greek poet Homer’s works While you read 1 2 3 4 The soldier came down the stairs—two at a time. ‘Captain, they’ve gone,’ he cried. ‘They’ve disappeared —all of them. The plain is …’ But the captain was no longer listening. He was going up the stairs —three at a time. Seconds later, the captain stood on the high wall of the city of Troy. He looked down at the empty plain and, beyond it, at the empty sea. ‘They’ve gone and we’ve won,’ he said. ‘The Greeks have tried for ten years to capture our city. Now they’ve sailed away. And they’ve taken everything with them.’ The night of the horse 1 2 3 4 ‘Not everything, sir,’ the soldier said. ‘They’ve left their horse.’ Outside the main gates of the city stood a huge wooden horse. ‘Ah, yes,’ the captain said, ‘that wooden horse. It’s so big that they couldn’t take it with them. Well, it’s ours now. Get some help and pull it into the city. That won’t be difficult. It’s on wheels.’ ‘But why is it on wheels?’ the soldier asked. ‘I think that maybe the Greeks want us to …’ The captain interrupted him. ‘You’re a soldier,’ he said. ‘You don’t have to think. You have to obey orders, and I’m giving you one now. Move that horse.’ So the Trojans dragged it into the city with ropes. 1 2 3 4 That night, in the main square, all the citizens of Troy celebrated. They sang and danced around the horse, and made jokes about their enemies, the stupid Greeks. Then the Trojans made sure all the gates of the city were securely locked, and they all went to sleep, including the gate guards. By midnight, the square was empty, except for the giant horse. The six Greek soldiers waited for another hour, to be sure. Then, very quietly, they opened the secret door on the side of the horse and climbed out. 1 2 3 4 No guards stopped them as they opened the main gates. Outside stood the Greek army. It had returned in the darkness when the citizens were celebrating inside. Now the army entered the city. The Greeks seized the captain. For ten years, they could not capture the city by fighting, but in one night, they succeeded in capturing it through a trick. Vocabulary 1 2 Find these words and phrases in the story. Then read the words around them and choose the best meanings. C1 1 at a time 2 disappeared 3 main 4 enemies 5 securely 6 army 7 entered 8 succeeded in 3 4 1 2 3 4 16 Find the words in Column A in the story and match them with the meanings in Column B. C2 1 2 A B ( ) 1 ( ) 2 ( ) 3 ( ) 4 ( ) 5 ( ) 6 ( ) 7 beyond gates wooden dragged square citizens celebrated a b c d e f g on the far side of open area in a city big doors people who live in a city, town, etc. pulled with difficulty made of wood enjoyed oneself by singing, dancing, eating, etc. a c f e b d g 3 4 17 Complete the following sentences with the words or phrases from C1 and C2. Change the forms when necessary. C3 1 2 How is your family going to ____________ Christmas? I remember the ____________ points of the story, but I have forgotten the details. All the chocolate has ____________, but it was on the table five minutes ago. The removal men ____________ the boxes away. Did you tie the parcel up ____________? The army ____________ more than 50 enemy soldiers in the battle. My aunt lives in a small village ____________ this mountain. He joined the ____________ at the age of 18. To ____________ the contest is not very easy. The man ____________ the thief and took him to the police station. celebrate main disappeared dragged securely captured beyond army succeed in seized 3 4 18 Using One day, a baby snail (蜗牛) found that he had to carry a big and heavy shell at any time. He was confused (困惑的), so he went up to his mother and asked, “Why do I carry a hard and heavy shell?” His mother said, “Because we don’t have bones to hold us up. We can only move slowly, so we need a shell to protect us.” The baby snail asked again, “The caterpillar (毛毛虫) has no bones either. Why can she live without a shell?” The mother snail answered, “That’s because a caterpillar will become a butterfly. She can fly high into the sky. The sky can protect her.” The baby snail had one more question, “But the earthworm (蚯蚓) moves like us. He has no bones and he won’t turn into a butterfly. Why doesn’t he carry a hard and heavy shell?” His mother said, “He can dig a hole and hide in the ground, and then the earth can protect him.” The baby snail then cried, “We are so poor! We have no protection from the sky or from the ground!” His mother smiled at him, “My dear, imagine that if we don’t have the shells, what will happen to us? Hot sun will dry out our bodies and we will have nowhere to sleep. What’s worse, we will die in the heavy rain. How terrible it is! We don’t depend on the sky or the ground for protection. We should depend on ourselves.” 1．Who did the baby snail ask for help? A．His father. B．His mother. C．His brother. D．His grandma. 2．What will the caterpillar in the story become when she grows up? A．A snail. B．An elephant. C．A butterfly. D．An earthworm. 3．According to the text, where can an earthworm hide? A．In the ground. B．In the sea. C．Under the water. D．In a forest. 4．How many questions did the baby snail ask? A．Only a question. B．Two questions. C．Three questions. D．Four questions. 5．Which can be the best title for the passage? A．A Stupid Snail B．A Brave Mother C．Never Give up D．Depend on Yourself 19 Keys 【答案】1．B    2．C    3．A    4．C    5．D   【导语】本文讲述了小蜗牛对自身背负重壳而感到困惑，母亲解释其原因以及解释了蜗牛与其他动物的不同，强调要靠自己。 1．细节理解题。根据“He was confused (困惑的), so he went up to his mother and asked,”可知，小蜗牛向妈妈求助。故选B。 2．细节理解题。根据“That’s because a caterpillar will become a butterfly.”可知，毛毛虫长大后会变成一只蝴蝶。故选C。 3．细节理解题。根据“He can dig a hole and hide in the ground, and then the earth can protect him.”可知，蚯蚓会藏在地里。故选A。 4．细节理解题。根据“He was confused (困惑的), so he went up to his mother and asked,”，“The baby snail asked again,”和“The baby snail had one more question,”可知，小蜗牛一共问了三个问题，故选C。 5．最佳标题题。通读全文后可知，本文讲述了小蜗牛对自身背负重壳而感到困惑，母亲解释其原因以及解释了蜗牛与其他动物的不同，强调要靠自己。故选项D“依靠自己”符合文意，为最佳标题。故选D。 20 Using The Little Prince, written by Anoine de Saint-Exupery, tells the story of an unlikely friendship. The story is about a prince from another planet who meets the books’ narrator（旁白者）, a pilot. The Little Prince is one of the most    6    read stories, as well as one of the world’s most translated books. It can be read today in over 250 languages. It was voted the best book of the 20th century in France. The story of the book has been produced in many different forms over the years. They    7    records, radio and TV broadcasts, musicals, plays, movies and more. The book’s French author wrote it in 1942 during World War II. This was two years after Germany invaded（侵略）Saint-Exupery’s home country of France. Much of Europe had been    8    and it was a time of great sadness. The author himself once crashed his place in the Sahara Desert. He later decided to set his famous story in the same    9   . Shortly after the story begins, the narrator crashed in the desert. He soon realized he only had enough water to last a week. While working on his plane, he saw a golden-haired boy coming toward him. The narrator discovered that the child was an alien prince. The prince explained that he became    10    on his planet and decided to visit others and make friends. Over the next seven days, the two went on to learn some precious lessons and understand the importance of friendship. Other roles in the story also stand for various people in today’s society. Most people consider The Little Prince a children’s book.    11   , the great story has many important lessons for adults, too. The writer wove（编写）a beautiful adventure story of friendship, love and duty. 6．A．exactly B．widely C．rarely D．properly 7．A．include B．improve C．invent D．imagine 8．A．arranged B．followed C．destroyed D．observed 9．A．mountain B．building C．exhibition D．location 10．A．active B．calm C．honest D．lonely 11．A．In fact B．After all C．For example D．On average 21 Keys 【答案】6．B    7．A    8．C    9．D    10．D    11．A  【分析】短文大意：本文是名著类阅读，介绍了著名小说《小王子》的故事简介及写作过程，作者用友谊、爱和责任编织了一个美丽的冒险故事。 6．句意：《小王子》是世界上流传最广的故事之一，也是世界上被翻译最多的书之一。 exactly确切地；widely宽广地；rarely很少地；properly适当地。根据下文“The story of the book has been produced in many different forms over the years. 也是世界上被翻译最多的书之一”，可知流传很广，故选B。 7．句意：它们包括唱片、广播和电视、音乐剧、戏剧、电影等等。 include包括；improve改善；invent发明；imagine想象。根据“records, radio and TV broadcasts, musicals, plays, movies and more唱片、广播和电视、音乐剧、戏剧、电影等等”，结合上文提到in many different forms（以多种不同的形式），可知后面三项不合句意，故选A。 8．句意：欧洲大部分地区都被摧毁了，那是一个非常悲伤的时期。 arrange安排；follow跟随；destroy摧毁；observe观察。根据下文“it was a time of great sadness那是一个非常悲伤的时期”，可知很多地区都被摧毁，ABD三项不合句意，故选C。 9．句意：后来，他决定把他的著名故事设定在同一个地点。 mountain大山；building建筑物；exhibition展览；location位置。根据上文“The author himself once crashed his place in the Sahara Desert作者本人曾在撒哈拉大沙漠中栖身”，可知是设定故事发生的地点，故选D。 10．句意：王子解释说，他在自己的星球上感到孤独，决定去拜访其他人，交一些朋友。 active活跃的；calm平静的；honest诚实的；lonely孤独的。根据下文“and decided to visit others and make friends决定去拜访其他人，交一些朋友”，可知lonely符合句意，故选D。 11．句意：事实上，这个伟大的故事对成年人也有很多重要的教训。 In fact事实上；After all毕竟；For example例如；On average基本上。根据“the great story has many important lessons for adults, too这个伟大的故事对成年人也有很多重要的教训”，结合上文大多数人的看法Most people consider The Little Prince a children’s book（大多数人认为《小王子》是一本儿童读物），可知BCD三项不合语境，故选A。 【点睛】完形填空。主要题型有（1）考查词义辨析：名词辨析，形容词副词辨析，冠词辨析，介词连词辨析等；（2）考查句子时态，语态，要根据语境，选择正确的时态和语态的选项；（3）考查从句（宾语从句，定语从句，主语从句等）；（4）根据固定句型或短语结合语境选择正确的选项。 本文介绍了著名小说《小王子》的故事简介及写作过程，做题时要知道每一个词的意义和用法，根据上下文语境，然后结合句子结构选择适合语境或语法的选项。例如小题5，四个选项都是形容词：active活跃的；calm平静的；honest诚实的；lonely孤独的，考查形容词辨析。根据下文“and decided to visit others and make friends决定去拜访其他人，交一些朋友”，可知小王子在自己的星球上感到孤独，lonely符合句意，故选D。 22 Using Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words（在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给)     Long ago, there lived a sculptor (雕刻家) named Pygmalion in ancient Greece. He was a quiet person and when he was not carving statues, he read poetry and stories.     One day, Pygmalion was sitting in his garden, thinking about his next work of art. S    12    , he ran into his room, where he reached for a huge piece of ivory (象牙). He smiled at the beautiful ivory and set to work. He worked carefully and carved the tusk (象的长牙) into the figure of a woman. He worked day and night until e    13     was perfect.     Pygmalion, normally a quiet man, was not silent as he worked. He would speak to his sculpture. When the statue was complete, Pygmalion looked at her. He knew he had made something great and his love for her g    14     stronger and stronger.     One day, just as the sun began to rise, Pygmalion woke up with a sweet smile on his face. He had dreamed that his sculpture came a    15    , so Pygmalion got out of his bed immediately, eager to share this dream with her. When he touched the sculpture, to his surprise, a gentle smile s    16     over the sculpture’s face and her eyes began to shine. She had become a real human being!     “You have given me life,” the woman spoke gently to Pygmalion. “Your love was so strong that it brought me life!”     Later, in the 1960s, two scientists found that if teachers hoped students would do b    17    , then these students would really have greater performance. They call this the Pygmalion Effect. It was named a    18     this Greek myth. 23 Keys 【答案】12．(S)uddenly    13．(e)verything    14．(g)rew    15．(a)live    16．(s)pread    17．(b)etter    18．(a)fter   【导语】本文主要讲述了一个希腊神话故事，雕刻家皮格马利翁在雕刻的过程中爱上了他的作品，并不断地向她灌输爱，最终雕塑活了过来。文章最后还提到了以此命名的皮格马利翁效应：如果老师们对学生报以期待，学生们就会有更好的表现。 12．句意：突然，他跑进房间，伸手去拿一大块象牙。根据前句“ One day, Pygmalion was sitting in his garden, thinking about his next work of art.”和后句“he ran into his room, where he reached for a huge piece of ivory (象牙).”语境，再结合首字母提示可知，应是突然，他跑进房间，伸手去拿一大块象牙，故空处应是suddenly“突然”，副词，句首首字母大写。故填(S)uddenly。 13．句意：他日夜工作，直到一切都完美。根据前句“He worked day and night”和首字母提示可知，应是直到一切都完美，故空处应是everything“每件事情”。故填(e)verything。 14．句意：他知道自己做了一些伟大的事情，他对她的爱越来越强烈。根据空后“stronger and stronger”和首字母提示可知，应是他对她的爱越来越强烈，故空处应是grow“增长”，动词；结合上下文语境可知，句子应用一般过去时，故动词应用过去式。故填(g)rew。 15．句意：他梦见他的雕塑活了过来。根据后句“so Pygmalion got out of his bed immediately, eager to share this dream with her.”和首字母提示可知，应是梦见他的雕塑活了过来，故空处应是alive“活着的”，形容词。故填(a)live。 16．句意：当他触摸雕塑时，令他惊讶的是，雕塑的脸上绽放出温柔的笑容，她的眼睛开始发光。spread over“分散、传开”；结合上下文语境可知，句子应用一般过去时，故动词应用过去式。故填(s)pread。 17．句意：后来，在20世纪60年代，两位科学家发现，如果老师希望学生做得更好，那么这些学生真的会有更好的表现。根据空后句“then these students would really have greater performance.”和首字母提示可知，前句应是如果老师希望学生做得更好，故空处better“更好”，副词，是well的比较级形式。故填(b)etter。 18．句意：它是以希腊神话命名的。be named after“被以……命名”。故填(a)fter。 24 Using 阅读下文并回答问题。 Once upon a time, a man named Lu Zhou owned a beautiful sword (剑) which had been passed down to him by his father. He was sure that the sword was valuable, he loved the sword so much that he always took it with him. One summer day, Lu Zhou traveled to visit his brother. When he was crossing a river by boat, the sword suddenly fell into the river. He was shocked and immediately marked the spot (地点), “This is where my sword fell. I will find it later.” Feeling confused (疑惑的), all the passengers wondered why he marked this spot here. When the boat reached the other side, the man jumped into the water and started searching for his sword at the marked spot. The other passengers on the boat were even more confused and couldn’t help asking him, “Why are you searching for your sword here? It fell into the river.” A few moments later, ________. 19．Did Lu Zhou want to sell his sword for a lot of money?                            20．Who did Lu Zhou get his sword from?                            21．What made the other passengers on the boat so confused?                            22．What happened next? Finish the ending. (about 30 words)                          25 Keys 【答案】19．No, he didn’t.    20．His father.    21．Why he marked the spot on the boat where the sword fell and why he searched for his sword there made the other passengers confused.    22．Lu Zhou found nothing and finally understood. He began to cry when he realized what he had done. He had lost his favorite thing in the world! And all because he had been foolish and stubborn   【导语】本文主要讲述了《刻舟求剑》的故事。 19．根据文中第一段中“He was sure that the sword was valuable, he loved the sword so much that he always took it with him.”可知，这把剑是珍贵的，他不会把剑卖掉。故填No, he didn’t. 20．根据文中第一段中“Once upon a time, a man named Lu Zhou owned a beautiful sword which had been passed down to him by his father.”可知，这把剑是他的父亲给他的。故填His father. 21．根据文中第三段中“Feeling confused, all the passengers wondered why he marked this spot here.”以及最后一段中“The other passengers on the boat were even more confused and couldn’t help asking him, ‘Why are you searching for your sword here? It fell into the river.’”可知，令所有乘客疑惑的是他为什么要在剑落水的地方给船做标记以及为什么要在那个地方下水找剑。故填Why he marked the spot on the boat where the sword fell and why he searched for his sword there made the other passengers confused. 22．开放性问题，答案言之有理即可。故填Lu Zhou found nothing and finally understood. He began to cry when he realized what he had done. He had lost his favorite thing in the world! And all because he had been foolish and stubborn。 26 see you again $$